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AVHRR Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instrument include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
AVHRR Learning Resources
Use a Python script to convert Infrared Global Geostationary Composite McIDAS data into PNG format and display the infrared composite as an image outside of McIDAS software.
Data Recipe
Dec. 1, 2022
Datasets from the Estimating the Circulation of the Ocean (ECCO) project can transform ocean temperature monitoring.
Data in Action
May 26, 2021
The webinar introduces satellite remote sensing, radiance conversion, image classification, and geophysical product creation, and more.
Webinar
Jan. 29, 2021
This visualization shows 34 years of Earth's seasonal vegetation changes, driven by its orbit and tilt, using NASA's MEaSUREs Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Version 4 collection.
Tutorial
Nov. 22, 2016
Read stories from the 2015 issue of Sensing our Planet to learn about the many uses of MODIS data distributed by LP DAAC.
Data in Action
June 1, 2016
NASA's OSCAR data were used to analyze ocean currents to track debris fields for Malaysian Airlines flight 370.
Data in Action
April 4, 2014
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The SSM/I Pathfinder is a prototype mapping and gridding system for systematic time-series studies and direct digital comparison of different satellite data sets.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
Many processes that shape the Earth's landscape happen too slowly to be witnessed in a human lifetime. But recent analysis of satellite imagery shows that a large glacier tongue on the coast of East Antarctica has disintegrated, changing the shape of the coastline almost overnight.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
An increase in global temperatures affects the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
Research shows where people use more than the environment can provide, with implications for food security.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
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